Nowhere to Turn: Blackmail and Extortion of LGBT People in Sub-Saharan Africa

Thoreson, Ryan & Cook, Sam [ Editors]

ISBN 10: 1884955274 / ISBN 13: 9781884955273

Published by International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nowhere to Turn: Blackmail and Extortion of LGBT People in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Publisher: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1884955274
• ISBN 13: 9781884955273
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1 ounce
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Wherever lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are forced to keep their sexual orientation and gender identity secret, for fear of prosecution, violence, and other legal and social persecution, blackmail and extortion of LGBT people is endemic. In Africa, where a majority of countries criminalize same-sex sexual activity and where a variety of laws are used to penalize transgressive gender expression, blackmail and extortion are part of the daily lives of many LGBT people who are isolated and vulnerable to abuse. The report, Nowhere to Blackmail and Extortion of LGBT People in Sub-Saharan Africa, investigates the problem of blackmail and extortion of LGBT in Africa - a challenge that has remained unaddressed for far too long. The report illustrates how LGBT Africans are made doubly vulnerable by the illegality of same-sex activity and the stigma they face if their sexuality is revealed. Based on research initiated in October 2007, the volume features studies by a number of leading African activists and academics on the prevalence and severity of these crimes in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, and Cameroon. These contributions vividly depict the difficult position that LGBT people are placed in by blackmailers and extortionists – victims are often deterred from seeking help and justice, for fear of further persecution by authorities and communities and can end up being isolated from any supportive community, humiliated and manipulated, and threatened with theft, vandalism, assault, rape, and even murder.